Are you ready for the summer?! We sure are! And to get us even more excited the list of festivities in
Columbus has finally arrived! We cannot wait to have some fun in the sun and hope you can enjoy
them too. We would love to hear what festivities YOU are planning to attend this year! Comment below
to let us know 🙂
Below is a list of festivals beginning now and running through December 2016 in Columbus, Ohio:
- Heart of Africa, Opening Day, Columbus Zoo – Sometime in May
- Spring Flea – May 1
- Powell Street Market – May 1
- Paws in the Plaza, Gahanna, first Thursday of the month, May 5 through October 6
- Gahanna Herb Day – May 7
- Pinchflat – May 7
- Maifest at Zauber Brewing – May 7
- Green Lawn Abbey Neighborhood Yard Sale – May 7
- Merion Village Yard Sale– May 7
- Green on the Green, Worthington – May 7
- GartenMarkt – May 7
- Taste of Dine Originals – May 12
- The Whiskey Bear Comedy Festival – NEW! May 12 through 17
- CCAD Fashion Show – May 13
- Indianola Informal Carnival – May 13
- Columbus Craft Beer Week – May 13 through May 22
- The Moonlight Market on Gay Street – May 14
- Pinned – May 14
- Steadfast Festival – NEW! May 14
- North Market Apron Gala – May 14
- Smokehouse Brewing’s Mini Real Ale Festival – May 14
- Village Valuables in German Village – May 14
- Hills Market Downtown 3 Year Birthday Party – May 14
- Delaware Arts Festival – May 14 and 15
- Columbus Underground Urban Living Tour – May 15
- Sunlight Market on Gay Street – May 15
- Worthington Wedding Walk – May 15
- Tour de Highland West – May 15
- Taste of Powell – May 19
- Indianola Stroll – May 20
- Bike to Work Day and Celebration – May 20
- Six One Pour, The Ohio Craft Beer Fest – May 20
- Columbus Psych Fest – May 20
- Rock on the Range – sold out! – May 20, 21, 22
- Cruise Hocking – May 20, 21, 22
- Yoi Con – NEW! May 20, 21, 22
- Easton Food Fest – May 20, 21, 22
- International Natural Hair Meetup Day – May 21
- King Arts Complex 29th Anniversary Gala – May 21
- Opening Day at Zoombezi Bay – May 21
- Asian Festival Dragon Boat Races, Scioto Audubon Park – May 22
- Park of Roses Concert Series – Fridays, May 22 through September 4
- Drauma, Oh You Pretty Things! A Tribute to David Bowie – May 26
- Party at the Creek, Westerville – May 26
- Duck Creek Log Jam – May 27, 28, 29
- Hills Market Salmon Roast – May 28
- Bus Tours, Columbus Historical Society – May 28
- Grandview Hop – May 28
- Ohio Village opening day – May 28
- Asian Festival – May 28 and 29
- Opening Day Shores Park, Zoo – May 28, 29, 30
- Shadowbox Live’s Bigger Than Jesus, playing at Columbus Commons – May 29
- Green Lawn Abbey Open House – May 30
- The Memorial Tournament – May 30 through June 5
JUNE
- Easton Sounds on the Town Concert Series – Wednesdays, June 1 through August 31
- FFOCOL – Film Festival of Columbus – June 2 through 11
- Nelsonville Music Festival – June 2 through 5
- Food & Funk Fest – June 4
- 31st Annual Music on the Lawn in Grandview – Tuesdays, June 7 through July 26
- Grove City Summer Sizzle Concert Series – Most Fridays June 3 through August 26
- Summer Fridays at the Statehouse – Fridays, June 3 through August 26, except July 3
- Rhythm on the River, Bicentennial Park – Most Fridays, June 3 through September 2
- Summer in the 614, Worthington – June 4
- Short North/Victorian Village Yard Sale – June 4
- Hubbard Mastery School Bazaar & Shoe Drive – June 4
- Tour of Franklinton Cycling Race – June 5
- North Market Peddler’s Picnic – Sundays June 5 through October 30, except July 10 and October 16
- Stop and Smell the Roses – no official event this year, peak blooms mid-June
- DAC Sundays at Scioto summer concert series – Sunday evenings from June 5 through July 31 and August 14
- Ohio Peace Festival – June 6 through 14
- Fountainside at Scioto Mile – Wednesdays, June 8 through August 17
- CAPA Summer Movie Series – June 10 through August 7
- Park Street Festival – June 10 and 11
- Big Local Art Tent at the Columbus Arts Festival – June 10, 11, 12
- Columbus Arts Festival – June 10, 11, 12
- Olde Towne East – Trash to Treasures Yard Sale – June 11
- Pickerington Teen Book Festival – June 11
- The Moonlight Market on Gay Street – June 11
- ZombieWalk – June 11
- Grandview Digfest – June 11
- Old Oaks Boulevard Blast – NEW! – June 11
- Midwest Haunters Convention – June 11 and 12
- Granville Art Affair – Not returning for 2016
- Origins Game Fair – June 15 through 19
- Gallery of Echoes, The Columbus Public Art Project – June 15 through 19
- Wex Drive-In, Moonrise Kingdom – June 16
- Indianola Stroll – June 17
- Tour de Grandview – June 17
- Plein Air at the Ohio Statehouse, June 17
- Celtic Fest at Ohio Renaissance Festival grounds – NEW! June 17 through June 19
- Zoofari – June 18
- Washboard Music Festival – June 17 through 19
- Picnic with the Pops – June 17 through July 30
- Columbus PRIDE Festival – June 17, 18 and 19
- Creekside Blues and Jazz Festival – June 17, 18 and 19
- Buckeye Country Superfest – June 18 and 19
- Worthington Arts Festival – June 18 and 19
- Juneteenth Ohio Festival – in Genoa Park – June 18 and 19
- Grove City Wine and Arts Festival – June 18
- Sunlight Market on Gay Street – June 19
- London Cobra Auto Show – June 23 through 26
- Powell Festival – June 24 and 25
- Easton Art Affair – June 24, 25, and 26
- Comfest – June 24, 25, and 26
- Main Library Opening Day Celebration – June 25
- Hilltop Bean Dinner – June 25
- Bus Tours, Columbus Historical Society – June 25
- Grandview Hop – June 25
JULY
- Red White & Boom – July 1
- BoomFest – July 1
- National Pokémon Championship – July 1, 2, 3
- Doo Dah Parade – July 4
- , Mayme Moore Park – July 7 through August 18 on Thursdays
- Downtown Live, Columbus Commons, Thursdays July 7, 14, 21, 28
- North Market Ohio Wine Festival – July 8, 9, 10
- AMA Vintage Motorcycle Days – July 8, 9, 10
- Westerville Music and Arts Festival – July 8, 9, 10
- 4th & 4th Fest – July 9
- The Moonlight Market on Gay Street – July 9
- Opening Day Pirate Island, Zoo – July 9 and 10
- Mayor’s Twilight Ride – TBD 2016
- Pickerington Violet Festival – July 13 through 16
- Young Writers Short Play Festival, MadLab Theatre – July 15 through 30
- Taste of Worthington – July 15
- Indianola Stroll – July 15
- PromoWest Fest – NEW! July 15, 16, 17
- Ohio Brew Week – July 15 through 23
- TrotCon – July 15, 16, 17
- Summer Jam Westgate – July 16
- 10th Annual Gardening & Arts Festival, Scioto Gardens, Delaware – July 16
- Art Crawl in German Village – July 16
- Franklin County Fair – July 16 through 23
- Sunlight Market on Gay Street – July 17
- Lancaster Festival – July 20 through 30
- Wex Drive-In, Psycho – July 21
- World Bazaar, Westerville – July 22
- Jazz and Ribs Fest – new location! July 22, 23, 24
- 2X2 Hip-Hop Festival – July 23
- Bus Tours, Columbus Historical Society – July 23
- Lazy Daze of Summer Festival – July 23
- Columbus Conscious: A Community and Music Festival – NEW! July 23 and 24
- Union County Fair – July 24 through July 30
- Ohio State Fair – July 27 through August 7
- Canal Winchester Blues and Ribfest – July 29 and 30
- Gahanna’s Great Outdoors “Throw Back” Parks & Rec Party – July 30
- Whitehall Food Truck & Fun Fest – July 30
- Powell Street Market – July 31
- Lobster Days, Hills Market Worthington – Saturdays, July 30 through August 27
- Grandview Hop – July 30
AUGUST
- The Werk Out Music and Arts Festival, Thornville – August 4, 5, 6
- Hot Rod Hula Hop, a tiki themed event – August 5 and 6
- Columbus Summer Beerfest – August 5 and 6
- Pelotonia – August 5, 6, 7
- Dublin Irish Festival – August 5, 6, 7
- Gardens by Candlelight, Frank Fetch Park start – August 6
- All Ohio Balloon Festival – August 11, 12, 13
- ProMusica Summer Series – new location in Topiary Park – August 11, 13, 14
- Columbus Food Truck Festival – August 12 and 13
- The Moonlight Market on Gay Street – August 13
- Bourbon Tasting, Grove City – August 13
- Festival Latino – August 13 and 14
- North Market Farmers’ Festival – August 13
- Sangria Festival – August 13
- Taste the Future – August 16
- Wex Drive-In, Unstoppable – August 18
- Farm on Fire – August 18, 19, 20
- Indianola Stroll – August 19
- Fête en Blanc – August 19
- MatsuriCon – August 19, 20, 21
- Egyptian Festival – August 19, 20, 21
- Cruise the Ville – August 20
- African Village Arts Festival – August 20
- TEA 43206 – August 20
- India Festival – August 20
- Ganther’s Place Harvest and Jazz Festival – August 20
- CrestFest – August 20
- EcoFest, Grove City – August 20
- WAG! Dog Festival – August 20
- Sunlight Market on Gay Street – August 21
- Arch City Comedy Festival – August 25, 26, 27
- Craft Brew at the Zoo – August 26
- Breakaway Music Festival, Ohio State Fairgrounds – August 26 and 27
- Easton Ohio Proud Summer Fest – August 27
- Grandview Hop – August 27
- Bus Tours, Columbus Historical Society – August 27
- Urban Scrawl – August 27 and 28
- Merion Village Festival – August 28
SEPTEMBER
- VIVO Music Festival – September 1 through 4
- WCOL Country Jam – September 2 and 3
- Greek Festival – September 2, 3, 4, 5
- HotLicks Blues Fest, Granville – September 3
- Bike the CBus – September 3
- Canal Winchester Labor Day Festival – September 3, 4, 5
- Ohio Renaissance Festival – September 3 through October 23, Saturdays, Sundays, Labor Day Monday
- FeMME Fest – September 3, 4, 5 (unconfirmed)
- FMMF – Fashion Meets Music Festival – September 3 and 4
- Upper Arlington Labor Day Arts Festival – September 5
- Macedonian Festival at St. Marys Macedonian Orthodox Cathedral in Reynoldsburg – No date listed yet
- Hills Market (Worthington) Ohio Hog Roast – September 5
- Creative Control Fest – September 9 and 10
- Ohio Bacon Fest – September 9
- The Moonlight Market on Gay Street – September 10
- Gatsby Getaway – September 10
- New American Festival – September 10 (unconfirmed)
- Old Hilliardfest Art and Street Fair – September 10
- Clintonville Arts and Music Festival – September 10
- Hot Times Community Festival – likely September 10, 11, 12 (unconfirmed)
- Powell Street Market – September 11
- Columbus Garden Railroad Society, Self Guided Garden Tours – September 11
- Fiesta Mexicana – No date listed yet
- Great Westerville Food Truck Fest – September 11
- Indianola Stroll – September 16
- Slice of Columbus – No date yet
- 90s Fest, Columbus Commons – September 16
- Country Living Fair – September 16, 17, 18
- Backwoods Fest – September 16, 17, 18
- Ohio Lesbian Festival – September 16, 17, 18
- Delaware County Fair – September 17 through 24
- Ohiolina Music Festival – September 17 and 18
- Grove City Arts in the Alley – September 17 and 18
- Independents’ Day – September 17 and 18
- Jack Hanna’s Fall Fest – September 18
- Sunlight Market on Gay Street – September 18
- Little Brown Jug, Delaware – September 22
- New Belgium Clips, Beer & Film Tour, Columbus Commons – September 23
- Route 40 Festival, Hebron – September 23 and 24
- Country Night Lights, Athens – September 23 and 24
- North Market Ohio Craft Brew Festival – September 23 and 24
- Union County Covered Bridge and Bluegrass Festival – September 23, 24, 25
- Columbus Oktoberfest – September 23, 24, 25
- Scoot-A-Que – September 23, 24, 25
- Harvest Fair, Columbus Commons – September 24
- Caffeine Crawl Columbus – September 24
- Spirits and Spells – September 24
- Grandview Hop – September 24
- Old Worthington Market Day – September 24
- Bus Tours, Columbus Historical Society – September 24
- Chalk the Block, Easton – September 24
- New Albany Classic – September 25
- Lynd’s Annual PumpkinPalooza – No date listed yet, usually end of September
- Hempfest – September 25 (unconfirmed)
OCTOBER
- Fido Fest, Worthington – October 2
- All American Quarter Horse Congress – October 6 through 30
- Columbus Italian Festival – October 7, 8, 9
- The Moonlight Market on Gay Street – October 8
- Columbus Open Studio & Stage Tour NEW! – October 8 and 9
- Cartoon Crossroads Columbus CXC – October 13 through 16
- Monster Bash – October 15
- Ohio 24 Hour Horror Marathon – October 15 and 16
- HighBall – October 21 and 22
- Bus Tours, Columbus Historical Society – October 22
- Bark in the Park, Ganther’s Place – October 22
- Halloween Pet Parade and Fall Festival, Easton – October 23
- Fall Harvest Days at Hoover YMCA Park – October 23
- HAUNTED Fest – October 28
- Halloween Family Fun Day at North Market – October 30
- TRAUMA – Halloween Fetish Party – No date listed yet
NOVEMBER & DECEMBER
- Columbus International Festival – November 12 and 13
- Wildlights – November 18 through January 1
- Holiday Lighting Ceremony at Easton – November 18
- WiSHCon – November 18, 19, 20
- Holiday Open House and Tree Illumination Ceremony, Worthington – November 27
- Ohio Statehouse Holiday Festival and Tree Lighting – December 1
- Frank Fetch Park Tree Lighting – December 2
- Village Lights – December 4
- Craftin’ Outlaws Holiday Show – December 10
- Lighting of the Luminaries, Ganther’s Place – December 10
- New Year’s Eve – December 31
- And plenty of other events in the CU Event Calendar!
House and Garden Tours
- Columbus Underground Urban Living Tour – May 15
- Tour de Highland West – May 15
- The Garden Tour, Old Oaks Historic District – June 4
- Bexley Women’s Club House & Garden Tour – June 5
- Westgate Home & Garden Tour – June 11
- Haus und Garten Tour, German Village – June 26
- Summer Tour of Historic Homes, Olde Towne East – July 10
- Merion Village Garden Tour – July 12
- WesterFlora Garden Tour – July 17
- Ganther’s Place Garden Tour – July 24
- Clintonville Homes Tour – No date listed yet
- Short North Tour of Homes – September 18 (unconfirmed)
Local Food Festivals
- Utica Ice Cream Festival – May 28, 29, 30
- Lithopolis 77th Annual Fireman Fish Fry – May 30
- Newark Strawberry Festival – June 3, 4, 5
- Taste of Worthington – July 15
- Deshler Corn City Festival – August 6
- North Ridgeville Corn Festival – August 12, 13, 14
- Lexington Blueberry Festival – August 18 through 21
- Reynoldsburg Tomato Festival – August 19 and 20
- Fairborn Sweet Corn Festival – August 20 and 21
- Obetz Zucchinifest – August 25 through 28
- Millersport Sweet Corn Festival – August 31 through September 3
- Fredericktown Tomato Show – September 7 through 10
- Marion Popcorn Festival – September 8, 9, 10
- Lithopolis Honeyfest – September 9 and 10
- Mantua Potato Festival – September 9, 10, 11
- Ohio Pawpaw Festival – September 16, 17, 18
- Ohio Fish and Shrimp Festival – September 16, 17, 18
- Preble County Pork Festival – September 17 and 18
- Jackson County Apple Festival – September 20 through 24
- Barnesville Pumpkin Festival – September 23 through 25
- Lebanon Country Applefest – September 24
- Spring Valley Potato Festival – October 1 and 2
- Ohio Gourd Festival (Delaware County) – October 7, 8, 9
- Spring Valley Potato Festival – October 3 and 4
- Ohio Sauerkraut Festival – October 8 and 9
- Van Wert County Apple Festival – October 14 and 15
- Circleville Pumpkin Show – October 19 through 22